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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7343950 | Method and apparatus for vibration welding of thermoplastic components Vibratory welded connections are formed between first and second members of thermoplastic material by interposing a junction piece of similar material and vibrating the junction piece at high speed while pressing the first and second members in a controlled manner a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343951 | Installation for machining continuous materials comprising a modular device for applying fluids on said continuous materials The invention concerns an installation for machining (1) a continuous material (2), comprising a device for applying fluids, for example plastic substances and/or fluid adhesives, in the form of a surface coat at least partly on the continuous material... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343952 | Apparatus for manufacturing a reinforcement for a tire, comprising a guide ring The apparatus for manufacturing a reinforcement for a tire comprises an eyelet 60 through which the cord 4 can slip; the eyelet 60 is carried by a drive mechanism 3. A guide ring 5 is positioned relative to a main arm 31 in ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343953 | Method and application for applying labels on surfaces of selected surfaces of varying orientations A device and method of using same is provides which includes the use of an apparatus configured to apply labels to parcels moving along a conveyor belt. The apparatus of the present invention includes a support frame, a pair of turntable assemblies, a corresponding ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343954 | Label applying apparatus A label applying apparatus according to the present invention is constituted such that only energization power for a release operation of a manual lever is stored up during a grasp operation of the manual lever to a grip of a main body, and a label is delaminated fr... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343955 | Tire changing machine A tire changing machine for changing difficult to mount tires is provided. The machine utilizes various implements configured about the machine's chassis in such a way that they do not interfere with each other's operation. In this way, the machine enables an operat... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343956 | Protection device for a vehicle interior A protection device for a vehicle interior has a flexible sheet-like structure which is arranged movably between a compactly put-away rest position and an extended functional position and which is connected on the end side transversely to the direction of extension ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343957 | Guide roller seat for cord of window covering A guide roller seat for a window covering includes a seat body, and a plurality of guide rollers rotatably mounted in the seat body to guide movement of a cord which is extended between an automatic winding mechanism and a covering body of the window covering. Thus,... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343958 | Overhead door lift system A garage door cable drum is disclosed for a sectional overhead door of a type having a substantially non-linear lift-weight to lift-height characteristic. The drum includes a generally spiral cable groove having a variable minor radius. The groove minor radius at an... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343959 | Pressure casting method of magnesium alloy and metal products thereof The present invention provides a pressure casting method of a magnesium alloy. In the method, a molten magnesium alloy is cooled to form a partially molten state containing a solid-phase, and the partially molten state is further cooled to form a solid-phase granula... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343960 | Method and apparatus for production of a cast component A system for producing cast components from molten metal. One form of the present invention includes a system for the precision pouring of molten metal within a casting mold. The precision pouring system is driven by a pressure differential. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343961 | Process and production line for manufacturing ultrathin hot rolled strips based on the thin slab technique Ultrathin hot rolled steel strips are obtained from thin slabs using a continuous casting process and production line. The process and production line includes a secondary cooling system, a roughing mill, an induction heating zone to fix temperatures of the intermed... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343962 | Heat sink A heat sink for dissipating heat from an electronic component comprises a heat spreader and a plurality of first fins and second fins provided thereon. The first and second fins are parallel to each other and arranged in alternating order so as to define a plurality... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343963 | Hybrid heat sink performance enhancement using recirculating fluid A method and incorporated heat sink that is cooled both thorough air flow and liquid circulation is provided. The heat sink is disposed close to electronic components and used for their cooling. It comprises a finned structure positioned such that air can easily pas... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343964 | Anti-vibration tube support A support device for supporting a plurality of elongated members. The support device having a longitudinally extensive strip having a plurality of sets of transverse corrugations located at successive longitudinal locations along the strip. Each set of transverse co... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343965 | Brazed plate high pressure heat exchanger A brazed plate heat exchanger (30) is provided for transferring heat between a first fluid (32) and a second fluid (34), with the first fluid (32) being pressurized to a relatively high pressure. The heat exchanger includes plate pairs ( | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343966 | Stamped manifold for a heat exchanger and method for making same A stamped manifold for a heat exchanger includes a central portion having a plurality of mating tubular members for connection to tubes of a heat exchanger. The manifold includes a plurality of folds disposed between the mating tubular members to form a pair of chan... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343967 | Well fluid homogenization device A well fluid homogenization device for use in a pumping system configured to recover fluids from a well includes a central hub and a plurality of posts extending from the central hub. The well fluid homogenization device is configured to rotate with a drive shaft to... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343968 | Washpipe seal assembly A coupling seal assembly is described for directing a pressurized abrasive fluid between a non-rotating conduit member and a rotating second conduit member. The seal assembly includes a first ceramic floating seal member secured to the non-rotating conduit member an... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343969 | Secondary packing arrangement for reciprocating pump polished rod A secondary packing arrangement is provided for use with a well having a reciprocating pump and polished rod, and in combination with a stuffing box, the stuffing box being modified. Packing seals, a barrier fluid and a pressure transmitter cooperate with modified s... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343970 | Real time optimization of well production without creating undue risk of formation instability A system and method is provided for producing fluid from a subterranean formation. A sensor system is used to monitor bottom hole flowing pressure and formation pressure. The relationship of these pressures is utilized in conjunction with a stability envelope of the... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343971 | Method for natural gas production A method and system for dissociating methane hydrate deposits in-situ is provided wherein an oxidizer fluid and a supply of fuel, both at a pressure higher than that of the methane hydrate deposit, are supplied and delivered to the methane hydrate deposit. The fuel ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343972 | System stabilizers and performance enhancers for aqueous fluids gelled with viscoelastic surfactants An aqueous, viscoelastic fluid gelled with a viscoelastic surfactant (VES) is stabilized and improved with an effective amount of an alkali earth metal oxide and/or alkali earth metal hydroxide. These fluids are more stable and have reduced or no tendency to precipi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343973 | Methods of stabilizing surfaces of subterranean formations A method of treating a subterranean formation or of stabilizing a surface within a subterranean fracture comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising lightweight proppant at least partially coated with an adhesive substance; introducing the treatment fluid int... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343974 | Method and apparatus for performing chemical treatments of exposed geological formations A method for strengthening a wellbore with an exposed geological formation, the method including: determining or estimating material properties of the exposed geological formation; determining changes necessary in material properties of the exposed geologic formatio... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343975 | Method for stimulating a well A bottomhole assembly (BHA) and method for stimulating a well includes setting a packer of the BHA in a wellbore. The BHA includes the packer and a jetting tool coupled to a tubing string. Process fluid is pumped down the tubing string and jetted with the jetting to... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343976 | Methods of treating subterranean formations using derivatized gelling agents One embodiment of the present invention provides methods of treating a subterranean formation with a viscosified treatment fluid comprising combining water, a carbonyl-containing first compound, and an amine-containing second compound; wherein the carbonyl-containin... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343977 | Translating downhole tool A tool for generating a force downhole comprises a body, a longitudinally movable activating member mounted to the body, and a longitudinally movable driven member also mounted to the body. The driven member is operatively associated with the activating member such ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343978 | Scale dissolver fluid A scale dissolver fluid for dissolving scale in a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation comprises an effective amount of a scale dissolver formulation and an effective amount of a surfactant for controlling the viscosity of the fluid. In use, formation hydrocar... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343979 | Method and device for the controlled disconnection of a wireline A method and device for controlling the disconnection of a wireline (4), of the kind used in wireline operations in a wellbore, from a wireline tool (8), the wireline (4) being provided with a conductor (6) arranged to communicate signals... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343980 | Enhanced protection extended coverage pendent fire protection sprinkler An enhanced protection extended coverage pendent fire protection sprinkler has a body including a fluid passage and an output orifice sealed with a seal cap, two arms extending from the body and meeting at a hub, a release mechanism with a thermally-responsive eleme... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343981 | Methods using fluoroketones for: extinguishing fire; preventing fire, and reducing or eliminating the flammability of a flammable working fluid The present invention relates to methods of using at least one fluoroketone selected from monobromoperfluoroketones, monohydromonobromoperfluoroketones, (perfluoroalkoxy)monobromoperfluoroketones, (fluoroalkoxy)monobromoperfluoroketones, and monochloromonobromoperfl... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343982 | Tractor with improved valve system A hydraulically powered tractor adapted for advancement through a borehole including an elongate body, aft and forward gripper assemblies, and a valve control assembly housed within the elongate body. The aft and forward gripper assemblies are adapted for selective ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343983 | Method and apparatus for isolating and testing zones during reverse circulation drilling A zone isolating and testing apparatus comprising an isolation tool and a downhole flow control means and a method of using such apparatus. The zone isolating and testing apparatus is particularly useful for testing zones during reverse circulation drilling using co... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343984 | Core sample collector equipped with sterilizing agent-applying mechanism and method of taking core sample A core sample collector includes a cylinder and a piston, wherein the piston includes a piston body, upper piston rings and lower piston rings, and a sterilizing agent is held in a space defined between the piston, the cylinder, the upper piston ring and the lower p... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343985 | Bit balling treatment A solid body contains a surfactant and crushed walnut hulls. The solid body is shaped to predetermined dimensions that permit passage through the central interior opening of drill pipe. The solid body dissolves in drilling mud for delivery of a pill to the annulus t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343986 | Drilling fluids This invention relates to drilling fluids, to drilling lubricants for such drilling fluids and to methods of drilling wells, particularly oil and/or gas wells using such drilling fluids. In particular, the invention relates to the inclusion of lubricants which affor... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343987 | Impact excavation system and method with suspension flow control A system and method for excavating a subterranean formation, according to which a suspension of liquid and a plurality of impactors are passed between a drill string to a body member for discharge from the body member to remove at least a portion of the formation. T... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343988 | Drilling apparatus A drilling apparatus for drilling a deviated bore comprising a tubular outer member having an offset and adapted for rotatably supporting a drill bit. The member has a gripping arrangement for selectively engaging the wall of a bore to restrain the member against ro... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343989 | Secondary retainer for a downhole hammer bit A bit retainer system is disclosed. The bit retainer system includes a bit having a head and a shank, a driver sub disposed around the shank of the bit and adapted to engage a hammer case, a bit retainer disposed around the shank of the bit and abutting an upper end... | 03/18/2008 |
